Paint or varnish pail



(ModeL) G. R. GARLEY.

PAINT 0R VARNISH PAIL. No. 340,859. Patented Apr. 27, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE R. CARLEY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

PAlNT OR VARNISH PAIL.

5PECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 340,859, dated April 27, 1836.

Application filed January 16, 1886. Serial No. 188,719. (Model) To (1% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE R. CARLEY, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Paint and Varnish Pails, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in a novel construction of a can designed for containing varnish or paint or other substances requiring protection against evaporation and oxidation.

The invention is fully illustrated in the annexed drawings,wherein Figure l is a side elevationof a varnish or paint can embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal transverse section on line 1 Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a can for containing varnish or paint, and B is a water or oil jacket surrounding the vertical sides of said can and extending from the bottom part way the height there of, so as to form at the top of the jacket an overflow for the water or oil which is introduced in the space between the can A and jacket B. Said overflow guards against the entrance of water into the can A. Said parts may be either of the form of two separate and distinct cans, each provided individually with a bottom and one set within the other; or the can A and jacket B may have one bottom in common and rigidly united thereby, as illustrated in the annexed drawings.

0 denotes the cover,which is formed with a downward extension, C, of proper circumference to allow it to enter the water-space between the jacket B and can A, and preferably of sufficient length to rest upon the bottom of the waterspace, and thus become properly supported in its position over the can A. The cover proper, C, is provided with a central opening, and around said opening the cover is provided with an upward extension, 0, of sufficient length to contain the handle of the brush.

The described cover and its upward extension C being perfectly closed, and the downward extension C being immersed in the water or oil contained in the jacket B, serves to hermetically seal the can A, and thus effectually prevent evaporation and oxidation of the contents of the can,'and said cover is readily applied, and as readily removed when desired.

To the can A, I attach a wire or other suit able arm, a, whichprojects upward and into the cover-extension C, where it is bifurcated or provided with suitable gripping-fingers, a, by which to take hold of the handle of a brush and support the same in a suspended position, to prevent the brush from resting on the bottom of the can without withdrawing it from the varnish or oil.

The water-jacket may be provided either with a rigid handle, 71, or with a hinged bail, 1), according to the size of the apparatus, or the substance which it is designed to contain.

Having described myinventioinwhat I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is-

1. A varnish or paint can arranged within a'can,with a water-space between their vertical sides and a cover entering with its bottom edge the aforesaid water-space, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination,with a varnish or paint can, of a water-jacket surrounding the vertical sides of the can,aud a cover provided with a downward extension entering between the can and water-jacket, and provided also with an upward extension for the reception of the handle of the brush, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination,with a varnish or paint can, of a water-jacket surrounding the can and extending from the bottom part way the height thereof, to form a water-overflow at the top, and a cover having a downward extension extering the water-jacket, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a varnish or paint can, of a waterujacket surrounding the can, a cover formed with a downward extension entering between the water-jacket and can, and

with an upward extension for the reception of the handle of the brush, and a brush-support attached to the can and engaging the handle of the brush, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York,

this 6th day of January, 1886.

CLARENCE R. OARLEY. [L s] 7 Witnesses:

O. H. DUELL,

C. BENDIXON. 

